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INDIA: Handicrafts SEZ opens in Rajasthan

Mahindra World City, the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for Light Engineering and Handicraft sector near Jaipur, was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Mr Gehlot, in the presence of Mr Anand Mahindra, VC & MD of the Mahindra Group and other state level ministers and dignitaries. Spread across approximately 250 acres each, the Light Engineering and Handicraft section is part of a massive 3,000 acre multi-product SEZ, which will host sectors like IT, Auto Ancillary, Banking and Logistics at an estimated investment of Rs 100 billion and when fully ready, will provide employment to 100,000 people. Rajasthan is well-known for it handicrafts, which due to the twin factors of large number of foreign tourists as well as sizeable exports, is able to command a commendable volume of handcrafts exports from the country and this SEZ with state of the art facilities is projected to give a boost to the handicrafts industry in the state.

 

Added: March 3, 2009 Source: Agencies

 

 

 

 

 

      

Highlights of the Foreign Trade Policy

The Hon’ble Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, had announced the Foreign Trade Policy on 8th April’05. Some of the Salient Features / Highlights of the proposals pertaining to Textile Industry in general and Handlooms in particular are. >> More

 

Salient features / Highlights of the Foreign Trade policy

 

Modern Processing Houses

The Indian Home Textile Industry has access to excellent infrastructure facilities and uses the latest technology and machinery.

Many manufacturers have set up state-of-the-art modern processing houses to roll out large volumes of high quality products to meet the international market demands and expectations. Needless to say that India’s Textile Exports have grown exponentially over the last decade.

Eco- Friendly Dyes: Use of Azo-Free Colours

The manufacturers in India are well aware that AZO free colours and dyes should be used. India has discarded the usage of banned materials in the dyeing process with safe substitutes, to ensure eco-friendliness of the products manufactured by the industry.